there is a pernicious tendency to make the opinions of the expert prevail by crowd methods, to rush the people instead of educating them.

The paradox of American democracy has been that its slogan of equal opportunity has meant, often, equal opportunity to get power over your fellows.

Responsiblity is the great developer of men.

It seems to me that whereas power usually means power-over, the power of some person or group over some other person or group, it is possible to develop the conception of power-with, a jointly developed power, a co-active, not a coercive power.

we should think not only of what the leader does to the group, but also of what the group does to the leader.

we certainly do not want to abolish power, that would be abolishing life itself, but we need a new orientation toward it.

The most successful leader of all is the one who sees another picture not yet actualized. He sees the things which are not yet there... Above all, he should make his co-workers see that it is not his purpose which is to be achieved, but a common purpose, born of the desires and the activities of the group.